FREEPHONE 9am - 8pm

08001970854
Our sales team are here to help 7 days a week.

Summer River Cruises

 

There's no doubt that summer is an excellent time of year to choose for your river cruise, particularly if you intend to travel along the waterways of Europe. It's the weather that draws most people to choose June, July or August for their river cruise.

 

As river cruises are not generally a popular choice for families, by booking a summer river cruise you can avoid the premium that is applied to many land-based breaks during the school holidays.

 

Where Can You Sail?


Summer offers the perfect climate for river cruises - whether you're relaxing in pavement cafes or admiring the views from the sun deck of your ship. This is even better when you pass the stunning scenery of the Rhine Gorge or the Douro Valley during your river cruise.

 

Other destinations include Asia's popular regions of Cambodia and Vietnam, where you can sail along the Mekong during the sunny summer months. Many river cruise ships also feature outdoor pools and with sun loungers - the perfect place to soak up the summer sun in the exotic climate.

Showing 30 out of 4493 cruises
Per Person
Total Price
List Grid

Range:

APPLY
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3399pp Now: £3263pp

The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise - MS Jane Austen

Paris | Mantes-la-Jolie | Rouen | Arromanches-les-Bains | Honfleur | Vernon | Paris

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
Delicious full board dining, plus Chef's Dinner
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3399pp Now: £3263pp
View cruise
REF: RIVIERA105702
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3749pp Now: £3599pp

Rhine Cruise to Switzerland - MS Oscar Wilde

Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
Delicious full board dining, plus Chef's Dinner
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3749pp Now: £3599pp
View cruise
REF: RIVIERA106012
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3399pp Now: £3263pp

The Blue Danube River Cruise - MS Riviera Radiance

Budapest | Esztergom | Bratislava | Dürnstein | Linz | Vienna | Budapest

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
Delicious full board dining, plus Chef's Dinner
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3399pp Now: £3263pp
View cruise
REF: RIVIERA106237
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4949pp Now: £4751pp

Highlights of Eastern Europe

Bucharest | Ruse | Vidin | Iron Gates | Belgrade | Vukovar | Budapest

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 9 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing June – December
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4949pp Now: £4751pp
View cruise
REF: UNIWORLD54194
Fly Cruise From:
Was £9910pp Now: £9513pp

Ultimate European Journey

Bucharest | Ruse | Vidin | Iron Gates | Belgrade | Vukovar | Budapest | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Frankfurt | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 23 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing June – December
Fly Cruise From:
Was £9910pp Now: £9513pp
View cruise
REF: UNIWORLD54251
Fly Cruise From:
Was £799pp Now: £767pp

Three Grand Capitals 2

Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 3 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £799pp Now: £767pp
View cruise
REF: TUIRIVER210820261302503
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5036pp Now: £4834pp

Flavors of Portugal & Spain

Porto | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Vega de Terron

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5036pp Now: £4834pp
View cruise
REF: AMAPA260822PE
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4002pp Now: £3841pp

Melodies of the Danube

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Grein | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4002pp Now: £3841pp
View cruise
REF: AMAAL260822AM
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4079pp Now: £3915pp

Captivating Rhine

Amsterdam | Utrecht | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4079pp Now: £3915pp
View cruise
REF: AMAAI260822AI
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5631pp Now: £5405pp

Magic of Colombia

Barranquilla | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Magangué | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Palenque | Calamar | Cartagena

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5631pp Now: £5405pp
View cruise
REF: AMASA260822BC
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5540pp Now: £5318pp

Impressions of the Seine & Paris

Le Havre | Caudebec-en-Caux | Le Havre | Rouen | Vernon | La Roche-Guyon | Mantes-la-Jolie | La Roche-Guyon | Paris

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5540pp Now: £5318pp
View cruise
REF: AMAFF260822LP
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3149pp Now: £3023pp

Balkan Discovery

Budapest | Vukovar | Novi Sad | Belgrade | Golubac | Vidin | Oltenita

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Save up to 50% on selected European fly-cruise packages sailing in 2026 & 2027
Avalon Panorama Suites are thirty percent larger than the industry standard
Gratuities and a choice of daily excursions are included
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3149pp Now: £3023pp
View cruise
REF: AVALONWBO60822
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1899pp Now: £1823pp

Romantic Rhine (Northbound)

Basel | Breisach | Kehl | Mainz | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Save up to 50% on selected European fly-cruise packages sailing in 2026 & 2027
Avalon Panorama Suites are thirty percent larger than the industry standard
Gratuities and a choice of daily excursions are included
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1899pp Now: £1823pp
View cruise
REF: AVALONWZA60822
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

Romantic Rhine (Southbound)

Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mainz | Kehl | Breisach | Basel

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Save up to 50% on selected European fly-cruise packages sailing in 2026 & 2027
Avalon Panorama Suites are thirty percent larger than the industry standard
Gratuities and a choice of daily excursions are included
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
View cruise
REF: AVALONWAZ60822
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2395pp Now: £2299pp

Sensations of Lyon & Provence with Sommelier Alejandro Ferris

Marseille | Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Mâcon | Lyon

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Free Platinum drinks package or €300 on board credit per couple on selected 2026 sailings (Excludes Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest)
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2395pp Now: £2299pp
View cruise
REF: EMERALDEFRM220826-2
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3699pp Now: £3551pp

Secrets of the Douro

Porto | Pinhão | Vega de Terrón | Salamanca | Vega de Terrón | Régua | Pocinho | Régua | Porto

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Free Platinum drinks package or €300 on board credit per couple on selected 2026 sailings (Excludes Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest)
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3699pp Now: £3551pp
View cruise
REF: EMERALDEPDC220826-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3065pp Now: £2942pp

Sensations of Lyon and Provence with Sommelier Alejandro Ferris & Paris

Nice | Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Mâcon | Lyon | Paris | Lyon | Paris

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 9 Nights
Free Platinum drinks package or €300 on board credit per couple on selected 2026 sailings (Excludes Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest)
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3065pp Now: £2942pp
View cruise
REF: EMERALDEFRP220826-2
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Riviera Resplendence

Cologne | Koblenz | Mainz | Heidelberg | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim | Cologne

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
Delicious full board dining, plus Chef's Dinner
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
View cruise
REF: RIVIERA107222
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3495pp Now: £3355pp

Idyllic Rhône

Lyon | Mâcon | Vienne | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | Tarascon | Marseille

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3495pp Now: £3355pp
View cruise
REF: SCENICFCCL220826-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5930pp Now: £5692pp

Rhine Highlights with Switzerland

Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Basel | Montreux | Kehl | Rastatt | Mannheim | Koblenz | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5930pp Now: £5692pp
View cruise
REF: SCENICAMSW220826-2
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5290pp Now: £5078pp

Vietnam and Cambodia Highlights

Siem Reap | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
All-Inclusive Luxury
World-Class Dining
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5290pp Now: £5078pp
View cruise
REF: APTVEM15F21082026
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8190pp Now: £7862pp

Best of Vietnam and Cambodia

Hanoi | Ha Long Bay | Hoi An | Hue | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Oknha Tey Village | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap

  • 22 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
All-Inclusive Luxury
World-Class Dining
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8190pp Now: £7862pp
View cruise
REF: APTVEMR23F21082026
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6278pp Now: £6026pp

Magna on the Danube

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6278pp Now: £6026pp
View cruise
REF: AMAAM260823BE
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2645pp Now: £2539pp

Romantic Danube

Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Passau | Krems | Vienna | Budapest | Vienna | Budapest

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2645pp Now: £2539pp
View cruise
REF: VIKINGATL260823
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp

Romantic Danube

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp
View cruise
REF: VIKINGJRL260823
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp

Danube Waltz

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp
View cruise
REF: VIKINGAGR260823
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4184pp Now: £4016pp

Jewels of the Rhine

Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Kehl | Strasbourg | Breisach | Freiburg im Breisgau | Basel

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
Free Platinum drinks package or €300 on board credit per couple on selected 2026 sailings (Excludes Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest)
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4184pp Now: £4016pp
View cruise
REF: EMERALDEWAC230826-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4762pp Now: £4571pp

Jewels of the Rhine & Lucerne - Zurich

Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Kehl | Strasbourg | Breisach | Freiburg im Breisgau | Lucerne | Basel | Lucerne | Zurich

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 10 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4762pp Now: £4571pp
View cruise
REF: EMERALDEWZL230826-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3349pp Now: £3215pp

Douro, Porto and Salamanca River Cruise - MS Douro Splendour

Porto | Régua | Salamanca | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
Delicious full board dining, plus Chef's Dinner
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3349pp Now: £3215pp
View cruise
REF: RIVIERA105931
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

Brilliant Bordeaux

Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Bordeaux

  • 23 Aug 2026
  • 7 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing June – December
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
View cruise
REF: UNIWORLD53686

Prices are subject to change and availability. Prices may vary depending on the airport selected. Promotions are only applicable to select cabin grades, please call for details.

Chat Service

Live Chat
Live Chat
You've added to your wishlist. To view, go to Wishlist